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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Central Coast 8/9/15
« on: August 09, 2015, 02:03:14 PM »
 Here I am again. Visiting my folks in Arroyo Grande. This time for my birthday, the big five oh.

 Already suffering from the old timers, I forgot my rod at home. Had my reel and tackle, so I hit Big 5 for a cheap rod. Actually kinda liked it. Maybe for bass or something later.

 After shopping, I went to the bait stop to prepare for the morning session. Brought my daughter to help.




In no time we had a cup full of primo sand crabs. Every handful was a mixture of sand, crabs, and quarter sized Pismo clams. Never even dug a single one up here before.

Got up in the morning for a birthday session and hit my reliable spot. It has been productive for me for many sessions. When I arrived I didn't recognize the place. The rocky shoreline was covered in sand and my reference points were gone.

Oh well, I set about fishing the low rising tide with just enough weeds to be fishable but not easy. No bites for an hour until I moved way down the beach and got slammed.



I took it as a good sign and kept fishing since there was so much life in the area.



Got a few more hits but nothing stuck. Then I found the point of my hook had broken off. Ooops. Re tied and set to it. Got another nice one soon after.



That was it for the hot spot, so I made a move to another spot I have had mixed results at.

Lots of life here too.





So many sand crabs it was ridiculous, but no baby clams here. Lots of chopped salad. Decided to try the grub and started getting bit right off.

Smaller models, but plenty of them.



Turns out I brought the wrong gear.


The highlight of the day was the sea otter. It was in the surf in 2-3 feet of water. I watched it diving down, could see its feet kicking at the surface, then it would come up with a clam or crab or whatever and start to whack it on a rock on its chest to open it. So close I could hear the shells crunch. It was cool.

Decided to call it a day, went home, and mom put breakfast on.Couple chores to do around the ranch and we hit the brew pub for birthday dinner later.

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 Had an invite from a friend to chase tuna on his 21 foot Parker.

 Family trip, his wife and three kids ages 12, 10 and 7 came along. Together with all the gear they bring for comfort makes for a crowded boat.

 The kids are in a community theater production and arrive home at midnight, so we fished gentlemen's hours and left the slip at 830. Jon and I arrived early to fuel and get bait. No line at the barge and they popped a new tank as we arrived. Mixed size mini macks, a few dines and 3 big macks that I was drooling over for shark bait.

 Headed out from the bay and made it about 3 miles before we saw terns diving on breaking fish. Everywhere.

 Run and gun with surface iron. No go, so we decided to try the long soak. Spent an hour with baits out. Groups of fish and singles jumping all around, from 300 yards or more to within 10 feet of the boat. Some football size, some that looked to be in the 30-40 pound range. No biters.

 We decided to move along and look for paddy fish. Put the trollers out and started looking. Not a kelp in sight.

 Changed the jigs up several times. Different sizes, and colors of feathers. Cedar plugs, Halcos, Rapalas. Nothing.

 Came upon another area of bird schools. Same story. Soaked baits for another hour. Started a chunk line with the dead or near dead dines. I even pinned on one of the huge 16" mackerel to see if they would go for it. Surface iron, yoyo iron, still no go.

 Paula made some kick ass sandwiches while we soaked baits.

 Put the trollers back in and made a big loop on the way back to the barn. Spotted a couple paddies with no one home.

 Got back to the slip, unpacked and put the leftover baits into the dockside bait motel Jon just acquired. Hope it works out and we have bait at the slip for next time.

 Jon and I washed down the boat, Paula popped over to the bar and brought us c*cktails, while the kids made sandwiches from the rest of the fixings.

 We finished our chores, Paula took the kids home, Jon and I hit the bar for a couple beers, and headed back to his place.

 When we arrived, Paula was just pulling pizzas out of the oven.

 A frustrating day on the water, but a great day spent with good friends. Can't ask for much more.

 Except maybe a couple fish.


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Fishing Talk / Jack Pole Fishing
« on: July 25, 2015, 05:23:55 AM »
Crazy video. Never saw the hydraulic auto poles before.

https://youtu.be/YsfLkGqNPTw

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General Board / Plane Crash in Carlsbad
« on: July 05, 2015, 08:31:34 AM »

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Got One 6/27/15
« on: June 28, 2015, 08:36:37 AM »
 Headed out last night hoping to find a fishable section of beach. Lots of weeds lately so I looked at a few spots until I found one that seemed decent.

 Waited out the boogie boarders while I set up. Don't those kids ever get cold? Guess not, I never did when I was a kid.

 Finally had room for a test cast. Some grass, but not horrible, so I put out a bait.

 No action, but the weeds were manageable so at least I felt like I had a chance.

 Ran through a few baits and finally got a bite.



 Overall lack of action and dropping tide made my decision easy and I took off.

 At least I got one.

 Can you ID this fish from the crappy pic?

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Change of Plans 6/14/15
« on: June 15, 2015, 04:57:47 AM »
 Had plans to hit a couple local brew pubs with my son. His girlfriend had other plans. I got stood up.

 Nothing else to do but make the best of it and fish.

 Arrived just before sunset and set to it.

 Actually got a quick rip and drop at nearly the same time as Saturday night. At least I know they are still around.

 Finally my bait gets taken and its fish on.


Nice leopard. Tagged too. My third.



 More bait out, more waiting, and I get bit again.


On the small side. 65" or so. On mackerel. Surf 1-2. Female.

Its a work night so I set the timer to get going. I give myself a half hour to complete the surf shark slam.

Moments later I'm on again.



 Fought it in and released it under the time limit, but I packed up and hit the road. Satisfied I got my moneys worth.

 

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Just Go 6/14/15
« on: June 14, 2015, 06:44:35 AM »
 Fished saturday morning with a couple old school surf fishing friends. Not many fish caught, but it was fun to catch up.

 Stopped on the way home for a plate of huevos rancheros, and got all sleepy and lazy for the rest of the day.

 Conditions were so nice after the last few weeks of high surf, I felt like I should take advantage of the opportunity, but was just unmotivated.

 I tried to find someone to fish with, but no go. I finally decided to just get my lazy ass up and take a look.

 My first stop looked ugly. High tide and lots of weeds on the beach and in the water. Not my idea of a fun solo trip, so I hopped back in the car and tried another location.

 This one had weeds all over the beach, but the water looked pretty darn good, so I set up and got to fishing.

 Within 10 minutes I had a quick rip. Just a tug and drop. I reeled in my bait and it looked perfect so I sent it back out. Before I got 15 feet to my chair, the rod went full bendo and the clicker was screaming. Decent fish. Short fight with some surface thrashing and tail slapping told me it was the right kind, but it came off in a wave so I never laid eyes on it.

 Another bait, no love.

 Third bait goes out, sets awhile and the rod goes off again. Same fight same surface action, but a much better result.


Crappy pic, but whatever.

You know the drill, bait up the last piece of my first mackerel and make my fifth cast of the night. I get a small tug, no clicker, so I make a bait check. Looks good enough so it goes back out.

And gets bit.



Looks like the same fish. Could be, who knows? Not much to tell one from another with.

So, by now I have been fishing 1 1/2 hours, made 6 casts, been bitten 4 times, hooked up 3, and landed 2. Gave it another hour for no more action.

Still very pleased with the evening.

By the way, their teeth are sharp. A little wiggle while getting the hook out stuck a tooth into the side of my finger.



No big deal, but the crowd freaked when they saw the blood.

Probably give it another look this evening if I don't get lazy.

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Fishing Talk / Fishing tonight?
« on: June 13, 2015, 04:35:01 PM »
Surf is down, should be good conditions if the high tide doesn't pull all the kelp off the beach. Anyone headed out?

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Fishing Talk / Memorial Day Evening
« on: May 25, 2015, 01:52:45 PM »
Anyone heading out? I'm thinking about a quick session up in north county 6-630 until my bait runs out. I have one mackerel and maybe 10 squid that have been hanging around for too long.

I sure aint staying til 130 am.

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Hooky? 5/18/15
« on: May 18, 2015, 11:35:10 AM »
 Wasn't feeling well this weekend, so I decided to take the day off to recuperate.

 



Feeling better already.

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Contest & Events / May Leopard Contest Entry
« on: May 17, 2015, 01:06:55 PM »




Tail end shows 54, but I'll knock off an inch, because it looks like the nose end is a little past. Call it 53"

Come on guys, get out there and beat this fish. Shouldn't be much trouble

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / In Search Of 5/17/15
« on: May 17, 2015, 01:02:35 PM »
Haven't hit the surf in ages. Big surf and other things have kept me away. Had a chance to get out this morning so I seized the opportunity and went looking for a place to fish.

I had a spot in mind that I wanted to try, but I decided to run the coast to get an overview.

As I passed one spot, I was able to see a guy with a set up for big fish in full bendo. I stopped to watch a minute and then noticed a friend talking to him so I hopped out of the truck and headed over to watch. After a few minutes we saw an amazing wad of kelp and grass come in. Between that and the junk on the beach, I knew this was not the place for me and hit the road. Nice to meet you, Brian?, really bad at names, and other things. Hope you got something to make dealing with that salad worthwhile.

Headed along the coast making mental notes. Mostly "weedy" "weedy" "weedy" until I came to a spot that looked fishable and decided to give it a shot. I have tried it in the past, with mediocre or less results, but sometimes you go where the weeds let you.

Cast out a bait and waited. Couple hours go by and I get picked up. Decent fight, and I land a decent 48" class bat.



Make a few more casts and another hour or so of watching the waves and I get a better takedown.

This one fought longer and harder than the first.


I call it 52" range. I really just eyeball them and guess. It really only matters to me once a year, or if I get an absolute monster. Call BS if you want, but I'm pretty legit on my own fish. Might guess short on yours though.You know how it is.

You know the drill. Throw a bait, sit and wait. Lots of pregnant women walking this morning. Must be the drought.

Another takedown, this time with tail slaps. Oh yeah, that's what I like.

A short spirited fight and I bring this baby to shore.



There's a prize at stake, so I bust out the tape, even though I knew it was 4 1/2 feet or so.

That was it except for a couple more pregnant women and a couple clueless surfers. One may have a nice slice in his wet suit leg from the way he kept examining it, but I can't be sure since he never looked in my direction or came near again.

Not a bad morning.

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Fishing Talk / Getting my Fish on
« on: May 11, 2015, 04:10:16 PM »
 Things have been not so normal around my home lately. Haven't been able to get out to wet a line. Not sure when I'll be out. Hopefully thing will start moving the right direction soon.

 So, tonight, I am getting my fish on.


Yeah, Josh, I know, it ain't Big Eye, but its always nice to get a little tail.

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